Senator Francis Tolentino told the DFA to consider the rulings of the SC and the Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration when the government proceeds with its plan to have another round of exploratory talks with the People’s Republic of China. | zacariansINQ
US wants to block security aid to PH? Dela Rosa says we can also pull out of Edca
The 2016 Arbitral Ruling, on the other hand, invalidated China’s “nine-dash line” claim, which served as China’s basis of their supposed militaristic expansion in the entire South China Sea region, including the zone along the West Philippine Sea. According to Tolentino any new agreement between the Philippines and China should comply with the provisions enshrined under the 1987 Constitution before planning to undertake in exploring mineral seabed resources within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone —which was also mentioned in the 2016 Arbitral Ruling.
“So dalawa po iyan, hindi lang dapat po sila makipag-usap, mag-prepare kung ano yung gagawin. So, dapat po lahat ito kargo nila ‘yung pag protekta sa ating exclusive economic zone, 200 nautical miles from the baseline, at yung desisyon ng Korte Suprema,” he added.
“Baka lalong dumami [‘yung mga barko ng China sa WPS] kasi sasabihin nilang mayroon kaming karapatan ngayon na mag-drill, mag-conduct ng scientific marine research—eh baka iyon ang gawin, kaya siguro doon ang dapat ay mag-dahan-dahan ang ating Department of Foreign Affairs… baka lalong lumawig pa, maabuso, at lalo pong dumami yung kanilang presensya doon,” Tolentino stressed.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Bong Revilla Jr. recovers from emergency surgerySenator Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr. is recovering at home after successful surgery to eliminate the gallstones. ManilaBulletin
Read more »
Japan's foreign minister calls for early release of detained national during talks in ChinaForeign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says Japan is also seeking transparency over the legal process regarding detentions.
Read more »
Imee Marcos: Picking on PH but not probing Western nations? ICC a ‘caricature of int’l justice’‘SELECTIVE JUDGEMENT’ Sen. Imee Marcos joined the chorus of criticisms thrown at the ICC under the administration of her brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as she called the tribunal a “caricature of international justice.” READ:
Read more »
PH ‘disengaged’ from ICC since Duterte admin – GoThe Philippines has been “disengaged” from the International Criminal Court since the Duterte administration, a senator said on Friday.
Read more »
Elon Musk's 2018 tweet on Tesla union campaign illegal, US court rulesA US appeals court on Friday said Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk violated federal labor law by tweeting that employees of the electric vehicle maker would lose stock options if they joined a union.
Read more »
Imee Marcos: Picking on PH but not probing Western nations? ICC a ‘caricature of int’l justice’Senator Imee Marcos on Friday joined the chorus of criticisms thrown at the ICC under the administration of her brother, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., as she called the tribunal a “caricature of international justice.” CDNDigital
Read more »